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Birthdays ....................................................................4-5 Briefs ............................................................................. 6 How to hire a contractor: Tips from local experts ........8 Life on the Hill: How’d we survive childhood? ............ 3 Senior meal menus / meal sites ..............................13-15 Scam stopper: Tips on staying safe ............................ 12 Social Security: Understanding spousal benefits ....... 16 Sudoku / solution .................................................... 5/14 Volunteer Opportunities .............................................. 7

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TIMES ON THE COVER: This Golden Times photo by Pete Caster shows Gabriel Shroyer, a carpenter from Clarkston, measuring and cutting doorjambs as he and a crew of three others from Better Homes Construction & Renovation of Lewiston work on an office building last month in Lewiston. Turn to Pages 8-11 for professional tips on hiring a competent contractor.

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How do I choose the proper mattress and pillow when it is time for a change and how can physical therapy influence sleep tolerance while healing from injury?

When it is time to choose a new mattress and pillow you might want to consider Levi Frasier, PT several things.

Sleeping surfaces generally need to offer proper support but should also be easily accessible. We should first sample a firmer surface by placing a mat on the floor and sleeping on it for a couple of nights or sample a softer surface by adding a mattress pad to your current mattress. Knowing whether you prefer firm or softer surfaces then go to a mattress store and trial mattresses for 30-45 minutes or as long as needed to influence your pain response to determine the impact of the mattress on your tolerance. You should also take your own pillow to trial mattresses.

Down or down/feather pillows will generally allow for increased comfort allowing the neck to relax fully and conform with less push back versus foam pillows which may be used more for supporting areas such as the arms and legs.

Physical therapists are trained in bed positioning and mobility and may be able to provide input into proper positioning after injury for support of healing structures to influence proper alignment and unloading of structures. Don’t hesitate to contact the Institute of Physical therapy to allow our professional staff to assist you in your rehabilitation needs.

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Toys and other WMDs

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many factors that led me to become a safety trainer some years later.

Maybe the grasshopper needed a warning label: “Do not use this insect for scientific experiments in combination with a rusty, old hatchet and a clueless 9-year-old.

Through it all, we seemed to survive these near-death experiences. The scar tissue has diminished a little with the passage of time. Most kids still pursue odd forms of recreation and scientific discovery with little regard to their personal wellbeing. When I hear someone say “Watch this,” I still step to one side and wait for the scream.

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don’t remember snowballs and rocks upped warning labels on the potential for pain and toys as a kid. suffering, as well as the I remember warnings number of stitches. like, “Don’t be late for Most of our injuries dinner,” “Don’t you ever weren’t the result of hostile do that again” or “Don’t let forces but self-inflicted. Can your mom catch you doing you imagine a warning label that.” I just don’t for a wooden stick? remember warning “This stick may labels on toys. cause lacerations,” Playground or “Do not hit your equipment should sister with this have come with stick.” labels. It was adults Heck, what’s the who installed those use of a stick if you devices. What were can’t hit something LIFE ON they thinking? or someone with THE HILL Merry-go-rounds it? That’s simply needed labels that a waste of natural warned you that you resources. were about to throw A friend and I up. Jungle gyms were walking down needed labels that told you the road one day when we you were about to break heard a blood-curdling you arm. howl from nearby. We As a kid growing up on later found out that one the Hill, we were unfamilof the kids in town had iar with the term WMD. been performing surgery The acronym for us might on a grasshopper with a have meant “Weapons of hatchet. He was trying to Minimal Dismemberment.” do a lobotomy on the little Our weapons — or toys as hopper and missed. Instead we called them — consisted of removing a portion of the of sticks, hunting knives, grasshopper’s frontal lobe, hatchets, rocks, BB guns, he amputated his index snowballs, slush balls, etc. finger — hence the terrible There were combinations cry from his woodshed. of those items. Combining That may have been one of

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Lila DeVault, 96

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Ramona Simpson, 90

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Margie Silflow, 95

Lila Ardith DeVault of Lewiston was born in 1924 in Mills, Wyo., a suburb of Casper. She was the third of five daughters born to Arthur and Lelia Hirengen.

Lila moved to Lewiston with her family in 1937. In ninth grade, Lila attended Lewis-Clark Training School, a teacher’s training program. She then attended Lewiston High School until 1942.

She married Lee Card in 1942. They had four children, Lee Richard Card, Louis Dale Card, Leonard Gene Card and Karyl Lumina Card Ernsdorff.

Lila later married Everett Paul DeVault, adding two more daughters, Mary Lee Clelland of Lewiston, and La Verle Fagan of Houston.

Other family includes 12 grandchildren and 30 great-grandchildren.

Three of Lila’s sisters are deceased. Her sister Lou Weaver lives in Lewiston, and her other sister, Janice Peage, lives in Soap Lake, Wash.

Lila worked at Omark and the Potlatch Forests Inc. cafeteria and for 25 years as “Your Lady Painters,” doing interior painting in homes in Lewiston and Clarkston. She enjoyed her work very much.

She and Everett also enjoyed spending winters in Arizona in their motor home.

Friends and family are invited to a no-gift celebration from 1-4 p.m.

Saturday at Jollymore’s restaurant in Lewiston.

Jerry L. Northrup of Lewiston was born to Eugene and Viola Northrup in 1940 on a Tammany farm. He was the third of six sons.

He grew up in the Lewiston-Culdesac area, where he attended school.

He graduated from Lewiston High School in 1958, then began working at Potlatch Forests Inc. He worked there until 2001, retiring as an electrician.

He served 13 years in the Idaho National Guard.

Jerry has served 25 years on the Lewiston Orchards Irrigation Board and 42 years on the Central Orchards Sewer Board. In addition to his work on those boards, he is a Democratic Precinct Committee member.

During his working years, he did many things with the local woodworkers union and attended many AFL-CIO conventions.

He married Mary Lou Shears of Craigmont on Feb. 14, 1970. They’ll celebrate 50 years together this month.

Family includes two sons, a daughter, eight grandchildren and Jerry’s 101-year-old mother.

Jerry and Mary Lou are members of the Hells Canyon Gem Club. They spend many hours attending rock shows, digging for various types of rocks and sharing with fellow rock hounds. Jerry also enjoys time with family, camping, hunting, fishing, reading Western novels and watching sports on TV.

Ramona Simpson of Lewiston was born to Carl and Eva Smith in 1930 in Clarkston, the family’s only girl among four brothers.

At an early age, she learned to cook for the whole family, and to this day she enjoys cooking delicious meals and baking cookies.

She graduated from Clarkston High School and attended classes at Lewiston State Normal School (now Lewis-Clark State College).

She met her husband, Jack Simpson, at a valley-wide Youth For Christ rally, and they were married in 1951. They have two children, Duane and Lynnette.

Ramona was a dedicated homemaker and worked summers in her parents’ iris flower business.

Jack and Ramona loved to travel and covered all the western United States many times over. Ramona has been very active in her church, doing many important jobs, and has volunteered for several years at St. Joseph Regional Medical Center.

Her hobbies are reading, sewing, knitting and needlepoint, to name a few. Most recently, she has discovered card making.

She gets together weekly with friends to drink coffee, visit and maybe make a card or two.

A birthday reception is planned from 2-4 p.m.

Sunday at CrossPoint Alliance Church in Lewiston.

Eleanor Dill of Lewiston was born in 1928 to Blanche and Richard Hall in Winchester. She was born on her mother’s birthday, the second of five children.

She married Douglas Dill in 1947 in Winchester, and they raised a son and three daughters on the farm near town. Other family includes Eleanor’s brother, Gordon, five grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.

Eleanor fought leukemia for 17 years, with the help of 116 blood transfusions.

Douglas died in 1989, and Eleanor moved to Winchester and rented there until five years ago, when health issues required her to move. She has lived at Wedgewood Terrace for two years.

A family celebration is planned.

Margaret Silflow was born in 1925, the first child of Thelma (Schmidt) and Herman Meyer of the Leland area.

She was joined by a brother and three sisters, as well as a cousin who came to live with the family. As a child, she loved being outdoors and helping with work on the farm.

Margie attended grade school in Cameron and Leland and graduated from high school in Southwick.

She earned a registered nurse degree at Deaconess Hospital in Spokane.

Margie married Marvin Silflow on Sept. 16, 1946.

They farmed in the Cameron area until he died in 2003. They raised four children, who participated in all the farm activities, 4-H and the Ridge Riders Saddle Club. The family grew to include seven grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren, who give Margie great joy.

Margie has been a lifelong active member of Cameron Emmanuel Lutheran Church. She takes great pride in raising a large garden, sharing the produce with family and friends.

Once her children were raised, she took a nursing refresher course and worked on the medical ward for 10 years at St. Joseph’s Hospital. In retirement, she was a hospice volunteer.

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> FEB. 24 Bobby Hyde, 90 Bobby F. Hyde was born to Glenn and June Hyde in 1930 in Memphis, Mo., five months after the mammoth stock market crash that ushered in the Great Depression.

Bob attended a one-room school during the Depression and war years before graduating from Memphis High School. He survived a car accident in the early 1950s that hospitalized him for several months.

After leaving Missouri, he landed in the Weippe area, and mastered the craft of logging. He married Marlene Minden on Aug. 30, 1957, in Colfax. They raised three daughters and a son, and became vibrant, caring members of the Weippe community they called home for more than four decades before moving to their current Lewiston residence.

Bob has hung onto his curiosity. He stays informed of current events, bakes bread, exercises, visits and helps friends and relishes being around his children and their kids, which include seven grandchildren and six great-grandchildren.

He’s a voracious reader who normally has two books going at once. He marvels at the changes he’s seen, is known for his kindness, and still adores his wife. Bob and Marlene are examples of the humble, hidden heroes that help create the pulse and heartbeat of a robust community.

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BRIEFS 3 p.m. Mondays.

• Foot care — Call for appointZwerdling Postcard Collection is ments and cost: Mondays (509) A free historical program will be open for viewing through noon 330-1857; and Wednesdays (208) held at 2 p.m. Feb. 25 at Royal Pla- Feb. 14 on the library’s second 743-1459. za Retirement Center in Lewiston. floor. The exhibit is provided by • Fitness class — 10:15-11:15 Local historian Steven Branting the U.S. National Library of Med- a.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays. will present “Views from ‘Old icine and examines the history of • Pinochle — 12:30-3 p.m.

Corner’ Main Street,” a look at nursing internationally over the Tuesdays and Fridays. how this downtown Lewiston area past 100 years.

• Hand and Foot card game — looked back in the day.

• Vintage Handcraft Series: 12:30-3 p.m. Tuesdays Refreshments will be served, Build a Wren Birdhouse — This • Line dancing — 11 a.m.-noon and copies of Branting’s book “The six-week course teaches basic Wednesdays.

Words That Were Our Names” will woodworking skills to construct • Bridge — Noon to 4 p.m. be available for purchase. a birdhouse. The class is open to Thursdays and 10:30 a.m.-2:30 Royal Plaza is at 2870 Juniper those 10 and older. When: 6-6:40 p.m. Saturdays.

Drive. p.m. tonight, next Monday, Feb. 17 • Blood pressure checks — AARP plans smart driver courses and 24 and March 2 and 9. Regis- 11:30 a.m. Thursdays.

• VCC board meeting — 9 a.m.

AARP is offering a driving safe- tration: Required at Eventbrite. com or by calling (208) 798-2525. Feb. 12. ty classes this month and next in • Panel discussions — This pro- Seniors invited to Asotin County Lewiston, Moscow and Orofino. gram series is a partnership with Idaho and Washington drivLibrary activities the Lewis-Clark Center for Arts & ers 55 and older who complete The Asotin County Library has History and the Smithsonian Muthe course may be eligible for a a handful of free adult events seums on Main Street program. three-year insurance discount. planned for this month: — “What Happened to ‘CompaIdaho drivers of any age who • Color Me Happy — Supplies ny Towns’?”

When: 4:30complete the course may be eligiare provided. When: 6:30-7:45 6:30 p.m.

Wednesday. ble for a reduction in their traffic p.m.

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— “Was Daniel Webster Right law violation count.

• True Story: A Nonfiction when He Said ‘Farmers are Early registration is strongly Book Club — Discuss “Bad Blood: the Founders of Human recommended. Attendance is Secrets and Lies in a Silicon ValCivilization’?”

When: 4:30required both days for two-day ley Startup,”

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6:30 p.m.

Feb. 19. classes. Cost is $15 for AARP When: 10:30 a.m. Feb. 21. Where: — “Crossroads of Our Regions: members and $20 for nonmemRivers, Rails & Roads.” When: At the Clarkston Heights branch. bers. Fees go toward driver safety • Book Night — Discuss “Nick4:30-6:30 p.m. Feb. 22. research and publications for el Boys” by Colson Whitehead.

• Coffee & Books — Discuss participants; the class sites and When: 7 p.m. Feb. 27.

“Nickel Boys,” by Colson Whiteinstructors’ time are donated.

• Tech Help — One-on-one head. When: 10-11 a.m. Saturday.

The planned sessions are: 30-minute appointments with • Let’s Talk About It — This • 8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m., Feb. 20-21 Gregory Raye are available. program is a partnership with the at CrossPoint Alliance Church, When: 1-3 p.m. today and March Idaho Commission for Libraries, 1330 Powers, Lewiston. Registrathe Nez Perce National Historical 2; 4-6 p.m. Feb. 12; and 10 a.m. tion is available by calling (208) to 2 p.m. Feb. 22. Registration is Park and the Lewis-Clark Center 746-2875. available at the library or by callfor Arts & History.

• 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., ing (509) 758-5454.

— Read and discuss “Woman March 3 at Good Samaritan Mos• The Job & Career Catalyst Hollering Creek,” by Sandra cow Village, 40 N. Eisenhower St., Center — Drop in for resume and Cisneros. When: 6:45-8 p.m.

Moscow. Registration is available job search help. When: 2-5 p.m.

Feb. 11. by calling (509) 339-5916.

Mondays and Wednesdays and 1-4 — Read and discuss “The Joy • 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., March 20 at p.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays.

Luck Club,” by Amy Tan. the U.S. Forest Service North Fork During construction at the When: 6:45-8 p.m.

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Ranger District, 12730 Highway 12 downtown branch of the Asotin in Orofino. Registration is available Valley Community Center plans County Library at 417 Sycamore by calling (208) 816-3450. events for January St., Clarkston, unless otherwise Lewiston library plans events The following activities are noted, activities are at the annex planned at Valley Community The following free events are next door, (509) 758-5454. The Center, 549 Fifth St., Clarkston. scheduled at the Lewiston City Heights branch is at 2036 Fourth More information is available by Library, 411 D St., unless otherAve., Clarkston, (509) 758-4601; wise noted. calling (509) 758-4064. and the Asotin branch is at 215 • Zwerdling Postcard Collec• Painting class — Noon to Second St., Asotin, (509) 243-6010.

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Join Branting for a trip down Memory tion: Pictures of Nursing Exhibit — A six-panel display about the A basic website creation course Lane to Lewiston’s ‘Old Corner’

Learn how to build a basic website

begins at 5:30 p.m. Tuesday at the Lewiston City Library and continues Tuesday evenings through Feb. 18.

Participants will learn to create internet sites using HTML and CSS programs.

Class space is limited. Registration is required through Eventbrite. com or by calling (208) 798-2525.

Learn to make tamales, appreciate music, use essential oils If you’ve got time on your hands and are fed up with the gloomy winter weather, you may think about taking a class. A variety of offerings are available through the Lewis-Clark State College continuing education program.

Courses in tamale-making and essential oils begin this week, and a free music survey course continues on Tuesday and Thursday mornings through April 24.

Other February classes include Travel Skills 101 — which begins Tuesday — with a handful of other travel classes round out the month, and Organization & Time Management, which begins Feb. 18.

A slew of other classes are slated for the spring and summer months, including courses on cocktail-mixing, weaving, vintage poster creation, landscaping, photography, dance, fitness, guitar and fly fishing, to name a few.

A full list of course descriptions, times, locations, prices and registration information can be found at www.lcsc.edu/ce. More information is available by calling (208) 7922447 or emailing cece@lcsc.edu.

Get your cribbage game on Registration is open for the LC Valley Winter Cribbage Tournament, set to begin at 10:30 a.m. Feb. 15 at the Lewiston City Library.

The tourney includes prizes for the first- and second-place finishers and snacks for all.

A beginners’ table will be available for anyone who’d like to learn the game or improve their skills.

Registration is available at Eventbrite.com or by calling (208) 798-2525.

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VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES than 30 nonprofit agencies in the fall. Volunteers may work from home or join a small group of volunteers to knit, crochet or weave from 1:30-3 p.m. Wednesdays. Yarn is provided. ï Is quilting your passion?

A quilting group needs volunteers to help tie quilts on Tuesdays and Thursdays. ï Do you get satisfaction from cutting through red tape? The State Health Insurance Benefit Advisors (SHIBA) program needs volunteers to assist local seniors with Medicare questions. Training is provided. ï Are you passionate about helping the lessfortunate? Nonprofit thrift stores need volunteers to work as sorters, cashiers and on the sales floor and to do general cleaning, pricing and other tasks as needed. ï Do you like driving and helping the homebound?

Senior meal providers need regular and substitute delivery drivers.

Meals are delivered from 8 a.m. to noon Monday through Friday. A regular schedule commitment of at least one day per week is needed. Drivers must have a valid driver’s license and auto insurance. ï Are you looking for a way to honor U.S. veterans? The Idaho State Veterans Home needs volunteers to read, play games, plan activities and/or just socialize with residents. ï Does your heart ache for vulnerable children?

Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA) needs volunteers to speak on behalf of children. Training is provided.

To submit Volunteer Opportunity items: Golden Times publishes Volunteer Opportunities in the Lewiston-Clarkston Valley monthly as a free public service. Information may be sent to goldentimes@ lmtribune by 5 p.m. Feb. 17.

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A local hospital has volunteer positions available at the front lobby information desk and in admissions, the day surgery waiting rooms and the hospital gift shop. ï Do you enjoy beautifying your environment? A nonprofit organization needs: M O N D A Y, F E B R U A R Y 3 , 2 0 2 0

– Volunteers to paint walls, both base colors and designs, for children in halls and bathrooms.

– Artists to create indoor and outdoor murals.

– Landscapers to help with gardening and weeding in the early morning.

– Organizers to set up rooms for donations and to store donated clothing – Organizers in the library to remove damaged books and reorganize books. ï Do you enjoy helping kids reach their full potential? The Moscow Mentors Program needs adults to meet one hour per week with Moscow School District students. Mentoring is done during school hours on school grounds. Mentors provide guidance and support as students pursue personal, family and academic dreams through a variety of activities. Training and ongoing support is provided. Background checks are required. ï Do you feel strongly about children’s education?

America Reads needs reading tutors to help young students become proficient readers. Volunteers need to be able to commit to at least an hour a week for the school year. Background checks are required. ï Are you committed to feeding the hungry? Food banks need volunteers to: – Stock shelves.

– Staff front counters.

– Box and distribute food.

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Some volunteers design and construct wooden ramps. Others help assemble aluminum temporary ramps, and some help paint the ramps after they are built. Volunteers work as part of a crew. Most ramps are installed on Saturdays, but some are on weekdays.

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Travis Brown, a journeyman carpenter from Clarkston, is reflected in a mirror as he hammers a nail inside a bathroom at an office building he and a small crew of Better Homes Construction & Renovation workers were updating last month in Lewiston.

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BECAUSE A HANDSHAKE ALONE MAKES FOR A SHAKY FOUNDATION THESE DAYS, LOCAL EXPERTS SHARE TIPS ON HOW TO HIRE A CONTRACTOR FOR HOME IMPROVEMENTS

By SHARON HOSELEY

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pring is just around the corner — a time when thoughts turn to home repair and renovation projects. For many, that means hiring a contractor. That can be especially true in the case of older homeowners who are no longer able to do their own repairs or who formerly relied on a spouse to do or oversee building projects. Because not all busi-

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nesspeople have their customers’ would be done and done right.” best interests at heart, Golden But that’s no longer always the Times turned to three local specase, according Profitt and other cialists for advice on how to find a local builders. trustworthy builder.

“The world’s changed. The “Older folks ... are vulnerable once-trusted word can easily to deception because they were be distorted and whitewashed raised in an age when a handas truth,” Profitt said. “Elderly shake and a person’s word was a people don’t have inside knowlpromise,” said Lewiston contracedge about new methods of contor Shann Profitt. “I began workstruction or what they should look ing construction at the age of 12 for in good workmanship; confor family members. There were sequently they place confidence no written or signed contracts. without seeking information.”

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repair or remodel can be aggravating and expensive.

Lewiston construction contractor Gary Kazda tells of a Lewiston woman who paid a large amount to a contractor — three years in a row — to fix the leaking roof on her trailer (see photo at top of Page 9). It was still leaking when she called Kazda. He discovered that her first contractor had coated only one foot around the edge of the roof, where it could be seen from the ground. The handyman also had initially under-bid M O N D A Y, F E B R U A R Y 3 , 2 0 2 0

the job, Kazda said, and used the That’s why it’s important that wrong product. property owners get a few es“There’s a big problem in the timates and check contractors’ valley with unlicensed handyqualifications, references and men who take on jobs they’re not previous jobs before hiring. But qualified for,” Kazda said. Older even when clients have done their people on a budget often fall prey homework, Kazda suggests they to a lower estimate closely observe what’s instead of paying more happening on their “There’s a big to have the job done projects. right, he said.

He described being problem in the “In the long run, called in on a Sheet(Lewistonthey get taken. It hurts rock project in which Clarkston) valley a Pullman contractor me to see that happen,” with unlicensed Kazda said. “Question mudded wall strips the cost differences. but didn’t use enough handymen who If (a contractor has) coats, then caulked take on jobs no license, the cost the joints instead of they’re not will be lower. Be sure mudding. Knowing to ask for three jobs that caulking would qualified for. … recently finished so crack in a few months, “Question the the homeowner fired you can check for The owner of this Lewiston trailer paid cost differences. the contractor. references. Rememto have her leaky roof “repaired” three Hasty paint jobs ber, no one brags about If (a contractor times. When she called Lewiston conare another common being cheated.” tractor Gary Kazda, this is what he found. has) no license, corner-cut — the Lewiston contractor “Year after year, (the first contractor) the cost will contractor will apply Jim Mertsching was only coated the outside edge that she just one coat when called in to clean up be lower.” could see from the ground, knowing she two or three coats after a local roofer would never get up there and check the are needed. who didn’t bother to job,” Kazda wrote in an email.

LEWISTON CONTRACTOR Kazda also urged remove three layers of GARY KAZDA homeowners to beold shingles, then used ware of instant, cheap a staple gun to fasten remodels — especially in baththe new shingles over the old. rooms and kitchens. He shared The new shingles were soon fallpictures of a botched instant ing off. bath installation in Clarkston “Elderly couples and singles (see photo at bottom right). The are vulnerable to fast-talking tub wouldn’t fit through the salesmen,” Mertsching said. door, so the installers cut around “Take time to research, ask the doorjamb, installed the tub, questions and know what you want. If you don’t feel good about screwed the jamb back together and never came back to repair the a contractor, don’t hire. You have to live and work together through gaping hole around the door. The this project, and you want it to be tub overlay was thin skin, and it cracked with the first use. a good relationship.”

A bad building experience A contractor can be licensed can leave victims feeling angry and bonded and still not do a job and foolish, Profitt said, but correctly. Some states require he encourages people in that contractors to take a test to be licensed. Neither Washington nor position not to blame themselves and to report shoddy work to the Idaho has this, Mertcshing said.

Gary Kazda photos Better Business Bureau (find Here, contractors are required This is an example of “what we are seeing information on how to file comonly to purchase a license and from some of these all-in-one-day bathplaints in the sidebar, at right). insurance. Washington has an room remodel companies,” Kazda wrote inspector who randomly shows up Next, seek another contractor’s in an email. “This is the second time I at job sites. Idaho has only one in- help. Often, Profitt said, “They have seen this in the last year.” The outjust live with the problem. If you spector for all of northern Idaho. of-town company cut the door opening know someone in this position, Mertsching shared this anecbigger to squeeze through a walk-in tub, encourage them to seek a trustdote of a roofer doing an Idaho worthy contractor who can right Kazda wrote, “and then just nailed what job: When asked why he didn’t was left of the door back into place and use a certain building material, he the wrong.” told the clients it was their responsibility answered, “Why should I, when See BUILDING, on Page 10 the job’s not being inspected?” to fix the door and wall.

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> Do your homework Here are online resources for property owners looking for a contractor: l Washington State Department of Labor and Industries: Verify a contractor — https:// secure.lni.wa.gov/verify/. l A consumer’s guide to hiring a contractor, through the Idaho Contractors Board Bureau of Occupational Licenses website — www.ibol.idaho.gov. l HomeAdvisor.com — (866) 238-1240, www. homeadvisor.com/. l Angie’s list — www.angieslist.com/reviews.

> Wishing that you had done your homework?

Customers who’ve come out on the short end of the stick on a repair or remodel job, may have some recourse — or at least save a neighbor from hiring the same shoddy contractor — by filing a complaint with one or more of the following government entities. l The Better Business Bureau — www.bbb.org or (208) 342-4649. l www.usa.gov/consumercomplaints. l Idaho Contractors Board Bureau of Occupational Licenses — www.ibol.idaho.gov or (208) 334-3233. l Washington State Department of Labor and Industries — lni.wa.gov/licensingpermits/contractors/ problems-with-a-contractor/ report-a-contractor.

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Mertsching said his goal is to do a job right the first time. He offers this checklist for hiring a competent > Continued from PAGE 9 contractor: > JAMES MERTSCHING ï Ask to see a license, insurance and warranty BUSINESS — on work. There are three Better Homes licenses: county, city and Construction state. Most contractors & Renovation, offer a one-year warranty. since 1983.

Better Homes provides a TITLE — five-year warranty.

Owner and ï Ask about the differcontractor.

CREDENTIALS Jim Mertsching ence in contract bids, especially if it’s wide. He — Licensed and bonded in Washington and Idaho. emphasized that going with the cheapest bid isn’t EMPLOYEES — Two full-time always the best. The more journeymen. information you have, CONTACT INFO — 1121 Snake River Ave., Lewiston; (509) 751- the better decision you’ll make, he said.

5757 or (208) 790-3481. ï If one contractor’s estiSERVICES — His specialty is mate includes permit costs renovation.

PROJECT PRICING — Mertsch- and another’s doesn’t — that’s a red flag. Mertsching uses estimates to price ing has known of cases in each job. “You can’t give which a handyman will hard numbers when you tell customers no permit don’t know what your getis needed to shave off that ting into,” he said.

cost, and the homeowners later get in trouble with the city or county over work done without the required permit. The contractor should know what permits are needed, secure all permits and show those fees in the estimate. ï Ask if the contractor does background checks on workers and how workers are trained. The materials may be excellent, Mertsching said, but if it’s installed incorrectly, it can quickly fall apart. ï Ask for and call on references; drive by and look at previous jobs. Ask where the contractor buys materials, then check with the supplier on the contractor’s work ethic and honesty. ï On remodeling projects, be sure the subcontractor is licensed for plumbing, electrical, air conditioning and heating.

They should have four years of training. ï If a remodel is a kitchen or bath, be sure plumbing and wiring are updated and included in the cost. Have the roof vents checked. ï Never hire a contractor who knocks on your door out of the blue or is out of the local area. A customer will have no accountability if something goes wrong.

“If you hire an unlicensed or uninsured contractor, you, as the homeowner, will be liable for workman’s comp and medical expenses,” Mertsching said. In one such case, he said, a worker fell and ran rebar through his leg. The homeowner’s insurance covered only part of the medical expenses, and the job became far more expensive than if he’d hired an insured contractor.

ï Be willing to wait until a contractor’s present jobs are finished. The exception would be electrical and plumbing, which most contractors consider an emergency. ï Never pay up front for a job, which puts a customer at the mercy of the contractor. Putting just a percentage down gives the homeowner some leverage over the project, Mertsching said.

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SERVICES — All phases of home remodeling, including kitchens, bathrooms, decks, additions, door and window replacement, and most home repairs and maintenance.

PROJECT PRICING — Kazda calculates the expected price of a job using a fixed-bid contract.

In appreciation of customers who pay their entire bill on time, he refunds a percent of the total.

Kazda’s list of steps to take when hiring a contractor include: ï Foremost, make sure a contractor is licensed and bonded. If your project isn’t done right or not finished as promised, you can go after their $6,000

bond for repairs or to finish the job. ï Get at least three bids for the project. Make sure each company has exactly the same information on what the job entails. ï Make sure you get an itemized bid for your project, or you really don’t have any idea what is in your bid. Contractors must ask you to show them exactly what you want. That determines the final cost.

High-end products have to be paid for by the homeowner. Expect to put down a deposit. A deposit and a signed contract protects both client and contractor. ï Find out how long a contractor has been in business. “Because of my over 40 years in this business if on one of our projects a foreman is not sure how to do something, instead of guessing how to fix it and maybe guess-

ing wrong, they call me,” Kazda said. “I walk them through it over the phone or show up to the job site and do it in person. If they are a rookie, do you want rookie mistakes?”

• If the contractor can start today or tomorrow, that could be a red flag.

“We always have a waiting list of repeat customers. It’s longer in the summer than in the winter.

Emergency situations are an exception to the waiting list.” ï Ask for a schedule with a start and completion date. Realize many things can cause changes to a completion date. What you don’t want is for a contractor to start a job and not return for a month or two. ï Get references. I put this low on the list because it can easily be manipulated. Their so-called

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Individuals can have a hot meal delivered to their residence for $3.50 per day or a hot meal and a sack lunch for $4.50 per day. More information is available by calling (208) 799-5767. Menus are prepared by St. Joseph Regional Medical Center and are subject to change.

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Nezperce Senior Citizens 695 Main St., Pomeroy, 104 S. Sixth St., Kend501 Cedar St., Nezperce, (509) 843-3308, meals rick, (208) 289-5031, meals from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. on (208) 937-2465, meals noon at noon on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays Wednesdays and Fridays Mondays and Thursdays

Spud Hill Seniors

401 Line St., Deary, (208) 877-1717, meals at noon on Tuesdays

United Methodist Church 313 Second St., Asotin, (509) 758-3816, meals at 11:45 a.m. on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays

Valley Community Center 549 Fifth St., Clarkston, (509) 758-3816, meals at noon on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays

Weippe Hilltop senior center 115 First St. W., Weippe, (208) 435-4553, meals noon Mondays and Thursdays

Pullman Meals on Wheels (509) 397-4305

Valley Meals on Wheels (208) 799-5767

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